The rescue attempt began around 3:45 p.m. Both men were safely brought to the bottom of the 600-foot incline by 6 p.m.

“We just thought there was a shortcut,” said one of the men, whose name has not yet been released. “We almost made it to the bottom, but then there was a 30-foot drop. That’s not real easy to jump down.”

The other man suffered an ankle injury but declined transportation to the hospital.